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I’m as big a fan of Godzilla as i am of Star Wars. Monsters HD has been airing Godzilla 1985 occasionally. It’s significant b/c it’s HD, in the original aspect ratio. While the Japanese version of the film is readily available in good quality from Japan, this American cut is only available on VHS & Laserdisc, in a pan&scan version that’s actually cropped on all four sides. I would love to capture this & put it on dvd, but i don’t have the equipment, know-how, or access to Monster HD that i would need to accomplish this.
If someone out there that gets this channel could capture it & put it on dvd, i would be eternally grateful, as would a lot of other Godzilla fans out there. This was my favorite Godzilla movie as a kid &, while i have a subtitle copy of the japanese version which i find to be the better film, this americanized version has practically disappeared due to quetsions of distribution rights ownership. It’s very likely that it may never be released on any current or next-gen home video format, which is a shame b/c it’s the version that i, & many other fans grew up with. While i find the original Japanese cut to be the better film, this version holds a ton of nostalgia & has a few changes that i think are improvements, such as the ending narration by raymond burr.
If anyone out there can help, you’d be the man!
